Israel bombs hospital allegedly used by Hamas in central Gaza Strip

Hamas launches four rockets from the Strip and the Israeli Army intercepts three of them on the anniversary of October 7

Oct. 7 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Army bombed this Monday morning the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the Gazan governorate of Deir al Balá (center), which was supposedly being used by members of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) as a “command and control” to carry out attacks against Israeli territory.

“Recently, Air Force aircraft have selectively attacked terrorists of the Hamas terrorist organization operating in the command and control centers under the direction of intelligence from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Southern Command. established in the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the Deir al Balá region,” reads an IDF statement published on its X social network account.

According to the Israeli military, Hamas was using the complex to “plan and carry out terrorist operations” against its forces and against the State of Israel.

Although the IDF has claimed to have taken “many measures” such as “the use of precision weapons, airstrikes and additional intelligence information” to reduce damage to civilians, local sources have confirmed to the Palestinian news agency WAFA that Dozens of people, including children and journalists, have been injured as a result of the attack.

The IDF has continued to accuse Hamas of violating international law by using civilians and their institutions as a “shield.”

ROCKET LAUNCH BY HAMAS

For its part, the Ezzeldin al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, have reported the launch of Rajum rockets against military positions near the Sufa and Holit kibbutz, both near the Gazan governorate of Rafá (southern), and against a center of operations at the Kerem Shalom pass, which connects Israeli territory with the aforementioned region, as reported by the Palestinian newspaper ‘Filastín’, which is related to the group.

The IDF has confirmed on the anniversary of October 7 the activation of anti-aircraft alerts in the area around 6:31 a.m. (local) after detecting four projectiles, of which they have managed to intercept four, while the other has fallen in a ” open area”.

Likewise, they have reported on an “immediate threat” that has been thwarted after a bombardment by Israeli aircraft against launching positions and an underground Hamas route in the Strip, although the area has not been specified.

“Overnight, the Air Force attacked targets in the central Gaza Strip that posed a threat to IDF forces operating in the area, and artillery fire was carried out. The IDF prepares in advance for various terrorist patterns and act accordingly in defense and attack. The directives of the Home Front Command save lives. The public is requested to continue obeying these directives,” the Israeli military added.

The Israeli Army launched a bloody offensive against the Gaza Strip in the wake of Hamas and other Palestinian militias on October 7, 2023, which left 1,200 dead and 240 hostages. Since then, around 41,870 people have died in the Gaza Strip, to which are added more than 700 Palestinians killed by actions of the Army or Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.